2 Chronicles 24:23

2 Chronicles 24:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.
• New International Version (NIV)At the turn of the year, the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)At the end of the year the army of the Syrians came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it happened in the spring of the year that the army of Syria came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the leaders of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoil to the king of Damascus.

Context of 2 Chronicles 24:23

21So they conspired against him, and at the command of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the house of the Lord. 22So Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had shown him, but he murdered his son. And as Zechariah died he said, “May the Lord see and avenge!” Now it happened at the turn of the year that the army of the Arameans came up against Joash; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, destroyed all the officials of the people from among the people, and sent all their spoils to the king of Damascus. 24Indeed, the army of the Arameans came with a small number of men; yet the Lord handed a very great army over to them, because Judah and Joash had abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers. So they executed judgment on Joash. 25When they left him (for they left him very sick), his own servants conspired against him because of the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they murdered him on his bed. So he died, and they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings.

2 Chronicles 24:23 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י׀ לִתְקוּפַ֣ת הַשָּׁנָ֗ה עָלָ֣ה עָלָיו֮ חֵ֣יל אֲרָם֒ וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ אֶל־יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י הָעָ֖ם מֵעָ֑ם וְכָל־שְׁלָלָ֥ם שִׁלְּח֖וּ לְמֶ֥לֶךְ דַּרְמָֽשֶׂק׃Read the interlinear

• Now it happenedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• at the turnתְּקוּפָהteqûphâh teqûphâh · circuitH8622
• of the yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• the armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428
• of the Arameansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• cameעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• and they cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• destroyedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the officialsשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• their spoilsשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• to the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Damascusדַּמֶּ֫שֶׂקdammeώeq dûmeώeq darmeώeq · DamascusH1834

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 24:23

• 1 Kings 20:22Then the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, show yourself courageous and be aware and see what you have to do; for at the turn of the year the king of Aram will march against you.”
• Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and retribution; In due time their foot will slip. For the day of their disaster is near, And the impending things are hurrying to them.’
• 2 Kings 12:17Then Hazael the king of Aram went up and fought against Gath and captured it, and Hazael was intent on going up against Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 24:17But after the death of Jehoiada the officials of Judah came and bowed down to the king, and the king listened to them.
• Psalms 2:10Now then, you kings, use insight; Let yourselves be instructed, you judges of the earth.
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when he sees vengeance; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 82:6I said, “You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23On the unusual character of this expedition, see the marginal reference note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 See what a great judgment on any prince or people, the death of godly, zealous, useful men is. See how necessary it is that we act in religion from inward principle. Then the loss of a parent, a minister, or a friend, will not be losing our religion. Often both princes and inferior people have been flattered to their ruin. True grace alone will enable a man to bring forth fruit unto the end. Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, being filled with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-26God could use war to judge Israel, just like any other nation. In a "holy war," a small force often defeated a much larger army.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. at the end of the year the host of Syria came up--This invasion took place under the personal conduct of Hazael, whom Joash, to save the miseries of a siege, prevailed on to withdraw his forces by a large present of gold (2Ki 12:18). Most probably, also, he promised the payment of an annual tribute, on the neglect or refusal of which the Syrians returned the following year, and with a mere handful of men inflicted a total and humiliating defeat on the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 24:23

• Joash
• King
• Rulers
• War

In the dictionaries

• Damascus
• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Syria
• Chronicles, Books of
• End
• Jehoash; Joash
• Priest, High
• Prince
• Treasury, (of Temple)

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings